POLICE NOTES
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The good weather has now arrived - hopefully it will last - and the foot and and mouth epidemic is decreasing. Unfortunately criminals become more active as well in the summer. 16th April. At approximately 11.30p.m. on the 16th April (Bank Holiday Monday) a delivery man delivered a meal from a local Chinese restaurant to the Coach and Horses public house. When he arrived and was speaking to the female who had ordered the meal, he was accosted by a male. This male, who was drunk, threatened him with violence, verbally abused him and then, with another male, damaged the delivery man's car. The damage was over £120. The public house was emptying and there were lots of people about. Strangely, no-one appears to have seen anything and the licensee has declined to give me the names of any suspects. 7th May. On the evening of the 7th of May there was an alleged firearms and hostage situation. Armed firearms officers attended and the situation was resolved peacefully. Note: In these situations it is vital that all parties do exactly what the attending police officers order them to do. If you don't, and you have a firearm displayed, you could be shot. Firearms officers shoot to kill. 18th May. On the evening of the 18th of May there was an assault outside the Northgate public house. A local male has been interviewed concerning this matter. And finally... There have been recent reports of males acting suspiciously in and around Five Lanes, Caerwent and Llanvair. Shed and garage break-ins have also continued. Remember, if you see anything suspicious, contact the police immediately. As promised last month, I am now offering information and advice on various forms of drug abuse. This month I am concentrating on - Firstly, I must stress that the vast majority of people visiting pubs, clubs, restaurants etc. and drink, are perfectly law-abiding citizens who never cause any problems and are just enjoying themselves. All the information contained in this article is freely available from the listed publications at the end of it. As a police officer, I and my colleagues regularly have to attend incidents and see injured people whose injuries have been caused, directly or indirectly, as a result of people drinking too much alcohol and behaving unlawfully. Serving police officers are occasionally seriously injured or killed whilst dealing with these incidents. Alcohol abuse destroys families and kills people. There are clear connections between alcohol abuse and crime. Alcohol is by far the most abused drug in our society. It is easy to obtain and freely available to anyone 18 years & over. The social and financial costs to society as a result of excessive drinking are huge. These costs are often not considered by the person who drinks too much.
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